CA2172959A1 - Process for detecting marked mineral oils and new azo dyes - Google Patents

Process for detecting marked mineral oils and new azo dyes

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CA2172959A1
CA2172959A1 CA002172959A CA2172959A CA2172959A1 CA 2172959 A1 CA2172959 A1 CA 2172959A1 CA 002172959 A CA002172959 A CA 002172959A CA 2172959 A CA2172959 A CA 2172959A CA 2172959 A1 CA2172959 A1 CA 2172959A1
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Abstract

A process for detecting marked mineral oils by treating the marked mineral oil with an extracting agent containing water, a solvent and a base, in which use is made as the marking agent of an azo dye of formula (I), in which ring A may be benzo-anellated and l is 1 or 2, m is 1 to 4, X1 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, cyano, nitro or possibly substituted phenylazo; X2 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C16-alkoxy carbonyl; X3 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, cyano or C1-C16-alkoxy carbonyl and X4 is hydrogen, hydroxy, possibly substituted C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, amino, C1-C4-dialkyl amino or possibly substituted C1-C16-monoalkylamino. A partially or completely water-miscible organic solvent is used as the solvent and the base is an alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxide, an alkali carbonate or a quaternary ammonium hydroxide. The invention also relates to the use of azo dyes as marking agents for mineral oils and novel azo dyes.

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2112qS9 O.Z. 0050/44380 Detection of marked mineral oils and novel azo dYes The pre~ent invention relates to a novel method for detecting azo dye marked mineral oils, the use of monoazo or di~azo dyes as markers for mineral oils, and novel azo dyes.
US-A-5 156 653 discloses the use of phenylazo-phenols for marking mineral oils. The markers are detec-ted there by 8h~k;~ the marked mineral oil with a mixture of water, diethylene glycol and methoxyethoxy-propylamine to form a mineral oil phase and an aqueousphase cont~; n; ng the azo dye. However, it has been found that the method of detection described there is not satisfactory. It does not ha~e universal utility and frequently produces only an extremely weak coloring of the aqueous phase, since some of the dye used remains in the oil phase.
US-A-3 764 273 describes the extraction of quinizarin derivatives and of specific azo dyes, inter alia with aqueous alkali and dimethyl sulfoxide.
GB-A-905 321, Chemical Abstracts 81 (1974), 51088q and FR-A-2 160 666 disclose azo dyes of the below-cited formula IA. EP-A-12 297, EP-A-31 572, US-A-3 056 642 and above-cited FR-A-2 160 666 describe the use of azo dyes for coloring mineral oils.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel method for detecting azo dye marked mineral oils which i8 simple to carry out and by means of which the markers, even in low concentrations, can be visibilized by strong color reaction.
We have ~ound that this object is achieved by a method for detecting azo dye marked mineral oils by treating the marked mineral oil with an extractant comprising water, a solvent and a base, the azo dye transferring from the mineral oil into the aqueous phase, 35 which comprises using as marker an azo dye of the formula Ia AMENDED SHEET
2 1 72q59 - 2 - O.Z. 0050/44380 x2 HO

Xl ~ N = ~ ~ (Ia), X3 ~ d -( X4 ) m where m iR from 1 to 4, Xl i~ hydrogen, cyano, nitro or phenylazo which may be monosubstituted or disub~tituted by C1-C4-alkyl, X2 is hydrogen, Cl-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or Cl-C13-alkoxycarbonyl, X3 is hydrogen or Cl-C4-alkyl, and X4 i~ hydrogen or Cl-C4-alkyl, which may be phenyl-sub~tituted, or of the formula Ib X1 ~ N = N ~ X4 (Ib) \~:/ \~ Xs X3 x6 where Xl i8 hydrogen, or Cl-C4-alkyl-sub~tituted phenylazo, X2 is hydrogen, X3 i8 hydrogen or Cl-C4-alkyl, X4 is hydrogen, Cl-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-dialkylamino or C1-C16-monoalkylamino, X5 i8 hydrogen or Cl-C4-alkyl, and X6 is hydrogen, Cl-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, with the provi~o that a) at least one of the three radicals Xl, x2 and X3 is different from hydrogen, b) x2 may also be cyano when X4 is C1-C4-dialkylamino, c) x2 may also be Cl-C4-alkoxycarbonyl when all the radicals X4, X5 and x6 are different from hydrogen, and d) one of the AMENDED SHEET

~ 1 7~9S~
- 3 - O.z. 0050~44380 radicals X1, x2 or X3 may also be nitro when X4 is Cl-C16-mo~o~lkylamino and x6 is C1-C4-alkyl, as solvent a partially or completely water-miscible organic solvent, and as base an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, an alkali metal carbonate or an ammonium compound of the formula II

-- R~

R2- N R4 oH9 (II), _ l3 where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently of the others C1-C16-alkyl or benzyl.
Any alkyl appearing in the abovementioned formula I may be 8 traight-chain or branched.
Unless otherwise stated, substituents in substi-tuted phenyl or naphthyl appearing in the abovementioned formula I need not all be the same.
X2 X3 X4 X5 x6 Rl R2, R3 and R4 are each for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl or sec-butyl.
X4, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may each also be for example pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, 2-methylpentyl, heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl or isooctyl.
R1, R2, R3 and R4 may each also be for example nonyl, isononyl, decyl, isodecyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, 3,5,5,7-tetramethylnonyl, isotridecyl, tetra-decyl, pentadecyl or hexadecyl (the above designations isooctyl, isononyl, isodecyl and isotridecyl are trivial names derived from the oxo process alcohols - cf. Ull-manns Encyclopadie der technischen Chemie, 4th edition, Volume 7, pages 215 to 217, and Volume 11, pages 435 and 436).
X4 may also be for example dimethylamino, di-ethylamino, dipropylamino, diisopropylamino, dibutyl-AMENDED SHEET

- ~112~59
- 4 - 0. Z . 0050/44380 amino, methylamino, ethylamino, propylamino, isopropyl-amino, butylamino, isobutylamino, sec-butylamino, pentyl-amino, isopentyl~;no, neopentylamino, tert-pentylamino, hexylamino, 2-methylpentylamino, heptylamino, octylamino,
5 2-ethylhexylamino, isooctylamino, nonylamino, isononyl-amino, decylamino, isodecylamino, undecylamino, dodecyl-amino, tridecylamino, 3,5,5,7-tetramethylnonylamino, isotridecylamino, tetradecylamino, pentadecylamino, hexadecylamino, benzyl or 1- or 2-phenylethyl.
Xl may also be for example phenylazo, 2-, 3- or 4-methylphenylazo or 2,4 - or 2,6-dimethylphenylazo.
X2, X4 and x6 may each also be for example methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy or sec-butoxy.
X2 may also be for example methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, isobutoxycarbonyl, sec-butoxycarbonyl, pentyloxycarbonyl, isopentyloxycarbonyl, neopentyloxycarbonyl, tert-pentyloxycarbonyl, hexyloxy-carbonyl, 2 -methylpentyloxycarbonyl, heptyloxycarbonyl, octyloxycarbonyl, 2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl, isooctyloxy-carbonyl, nonyloxycarbonyl, isononyloxycarbonyl, decyloxycarbonyl, i sodecyloxycarbonyl, undecyloxycar-bonyl, dodecyloxycarbonyl, tridecyloxycarbonyl, i80-tridecyloxycarbonyl, tetradecyloxycarbonyl, penta-decyloxycarbonyl or hexadecyloxycarbonyl.
Very particular preference is given to using in the method of the invention azo dyes of the formula Ia where X4 is hydrogen or 1-phenylethyl.
Very particular preference is further given to using in the method of the invention azo dyes of the formula Ia where X1 is hydrogen or methyl-monosubstituted phenylazo, x2 is methyl or Cl-Cl3-alkoxycarbonyl, and X3 is hydrogen or methyl.
Attention i8 drawn very particularly to a method where the azo dyes used have the formula Ia where Xl is AMENDED SHEET

- ~ 1 12q~
- 5 - O.Z. 0050/44380 methyl-monosubstituted phenylazo, x2 is methyl, and X3 i8 hydrogen or methyl.
Suitable alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides or alkali metal carbonates for use in the method of the invention include for example lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, pota~sium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, lithium carbon-ate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate.
Suitable ammonium compounds of the formula II
include for example tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetrapropylammonium hydrox-ide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, benzyltrimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, benzyltriethyl~mmonium hydroxide and benzyltributylr ~;um hydroxide.
The use of alkali or alkaline earth metal hydrox-ides as base is preferred with particular attention being drawn to alkali metal hydroxides.
Particular preference is given to the use of lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydrox-ide as base, sodium hydroxide being of particular import-ance.
Since the extractant includes water, the alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbon-ates or ammonium compounds of the formula II are prefer-ably used directly in the form of an aqueous solution,this aqueous solution generally having an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate or ammonium compound of the formula II content from 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably from 1 to 10% by weight, each percentage being based on the weight of the aqueous solution.
Suitable solvents are partially or completely water-miscible organic solvents. This i~cludes for example amides, especially carboxamides, such as form-amide, N-methylformamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-diethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, pyrrolidin-2-AMENDED SHEET

- ~1 7~95~ o.z. 0050/44380 one, 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP), 1,3-dimethylhexa-hydropyrimid-2-one or hexamethylphosphonic triamide, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylguanidine, acetonitrile, nitromethane, amines, such as 2-aminoethanol, 1,10-5diamino-4,7-dioxadecane, 1,13-diamino-4,7,10-trioxatridecane, 2- or 3-methoxypropylamine, 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene or an amine of the formula H2N CH(CH3)CH2[-0CH(CH3)CH2~2 6-OCH2CH(CH3)_NH2, 1-methylpyrazole, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMS0) or sulfolane.
10Preferred sol~ents are 1-methylpyrazole, pyrro-lidin-2-one, 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one, dimethyl sulfoxide and sulfolane.
In some cases it can also be of advantage for the extractant to include further admixtures, for example 4-nonylphenol, or for the mineral oil to ha~e 4-nonylphenol added to it prior to the extraction.
Based on the weight of the extractant, the proportion of solvent typically ranges from 50 to 99% by weight, preferably from 90 to 99% by weight.
20To mark mineral oil, the azo dyes of the formula I are used either without a solvent or in the form of solutions. Suitable solvents include preferably aromatic hydrocarbons, such as toluene, xylene, dodecylbenzene, diisopropylnaphthalene or a mixture of higher aromatics commercially available from Shell as Shellsol~ AB. The solubility may be improved in a conventional ~-nn~r by using further co-solvents, for example alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, pentanol, heY~nol, heptanol, octanol, 2-ethylh~Anol or cycloh~Y~nol, glycols, such as butyl-ethylene glycol or methylpropylene glycol, amines, such as triethylamine, dii~ooctylamine, dicyclohexylamine, aniline, N-methylaniline, N,N-dimethylaniline, toluidine or xylidine, alkanolamines, such a~ 3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-propylamine, o-cresol, m-cresol, p-cresol, ketones, such as diethyl ketone or cycloh~x~no~e, lactams, such as ~-AMENDED SHEET

21 729~
- 7 - O.Z. 0050/44380 butyrolactam, carbonates, such as ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate, phenols, such as t-butylphenol or nonylphenol, esters, such as methyl phthalate, ethyl phthalate, 2-ethylhexyl phthalate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate or cyclohexyl acetate, amides, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-diethylacetamide or N-methylpyrro-lidin-2-one, or mixtures thereof. To avoid the resulting solution from becoming too viscous, it is generally advisable to use a concentration of azo dye I from 1 to 50% by weight, preferably from 10 to 50% by weight, each percentage being based on the solution.
In the course of the treatment of the marked mineral oil with the extractant, for example by ~h~; ng, the azo dye of the formula I transfers into the aqueous phase, which takes on a distinctly visible color in the process.
The method of the invention provides a very simple means of detecting mineral oils marked with azo dyes of the formula I. A further advantage of the method of the invention is that it permits the extraction of dyes which have only little acidity.
The present invention further provides for the use of azo dyes of the abovementioned formulae Ia and Ib for marking mineral oils.
Preference for marking mineral oils is given to the use of azo dyes of the formula Ia where X4 is hydro-gen or l-phenylethyl.
Preference for marking mineral oils is further given to the use of azo dyes of the formula Ia where X1 is hydrogen or methyl-monosubstituted phenylazo, x2 is methyl or C1-C13-alkoxycarbonyl, and X3 is hydrogen or methyl.
Particular preference for marking mineral oils is given to the use of azo dyes of the formula Ia where X
is methyl-monosubstituted phenylazo, x2 is methyl, and X3 is hydrogen or methyl.

AMENDED SHEET

~ 1 77~959 - 8 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Particular preference for marking mineral oils is further given to the use of azo dye~ of the formula Ic COOY

~ N = N ~ ~ (Ic), where Y iB C7-Cll-alkyl.
Mi~eral oils for the purposes of the present invention include for example power fuels, such as ga~oline, kerosine or diesel fuel, or oils, such as fuel oil or engine oil.
The azo dyes of the fonmula Ia or Ib are espec-ially suitable for marking mineral oils where a form of identification i8 mandatory, for example for tax reasons.
To keep the costs for this to a minimum, it is desirable to keep the amount of marker used to a ~; n; mum.
Marking for the purposes of the present invention is the addition of the azo dyes of the formula Ia or Ib to mineral oils in such a concentration that, to the human eye, the mineral oils have barely any or no visible color, although the dyes of the formulae Ia and Ib are readily and distinctly visibly detectable by the methods of detection more particularly described herein.
To mark mineral oil, the azo dyes of the formula Ia or Ib, a~ mentioned above, are used either without a solvent or in the form of solutions.
The azo dyes of the formula Ia or Ib to be used according to the invention have the advantage of being suitable, depen~;ng on their concentration, of conferring a clearly visible color on mineral oils and/or for use as marker substances.
The azo dyes of the formula Ia or Ib to be used according to the in~ention permit very simple detection AMENDED S~EET

2 1 7295~
- 9 - O.Z. 0050/44380 of marked mineral oils, even if the marker substances are present only in a concentration of about 10 ppm or less.
The azo dyes of the formula Ia have the application advantage of very good solubility and also excellent dilutability. Moreover, in the detection reaction, they give distinctly more bathochromic hues than the dye~ known from US-A-5 156 653.
The azo dyes of the formula Ib are obt~;n~hle in a conventional manner, for example by diazotizing an aniline of the formula III
~2 xl ~ NH2 ~III), where Xl, x2 and X3 are each as defined above, and coupling the resulting diazonium compound with a phenol of the formula IV

Ho ~ xx~ (IV), x6 where X4, X5 and x6 are each as defined above.
The further azo dye~ of the formula Ia are generally compound~ known per se. They are described for example in US-A-5 156 653 or US-A-4 473 376 or can be obtained by the methods mentioned therein.
The Examples which follow illustrate the inven-tion (parts are by weight).

5 ppm of the dye (F1) of the formula AMENDED SHEET

2 1 729 ''~

- 10 - O.Z. 0050/44380 ~ N=N~ N=N~

were dissolved in commercial diesel fuel.
9 parts of the diesel fuel thus marked red were admixed with 0.5 part of a mixture of 9 parts of NMP and 1 part of 1% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution and vigorously shaken. After about 1 min an NMP-water phase with a strong ~iolet color separated off as a bottom layer. The supernatant diesel fuel phase was almost colorless. The coloring of the NMP-water phase was llnch~nged after 24 h at room temperature.

Commercial diesel fuel was admixed with 10 ppm of a dye (F2) of the formula COOCgHl 9 ~ N=N~ OH

9 parts of the diesel fuel thus marked red were admixed with 0.5 part of a mixture of 4 parts of dis-15tilled water, 4 parts of 1,10-diamino-4,7-dioxadecane and 2 parts of 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution and ~igorously shaken. After about 1 min an aqueous phase with a strong red color ~eparated off as bottom layer. The supernatant diesel fuel phase wa~0 almost colorless. The coloring of the aqueous phase was ~ed after 24 h at room temperature.
A blank test carried out on unmarked diesel oil AM~ ED SHEET

~ 1 7~59 - 11 - O.Z. 0050/44380 under similar conditions produced an aqueous phase which was almost colorless.
Performing the reaction under similar conditions with a commercial gasoline ~from Aral) marked with the dye F2 produced the same color effect as was obtAine~ in the case of marked diesel fuel.
A blank test carried out on unmarked gasoline (from Aral) under similar conditions produced an aqueous phase which was almost colorless.
Similar detection results were achieved on diesel fuel marked with the dyes listed below using various reagent solutions likewi~e listed below.
Dyes:

AMENDED SHEET

~1 7~95~
- 12 - O. Z . 0050/44380 OH

E' 3 ~ N=N~

OH

F4 ~N=N~

FS ~N_U ~ N 2- ~ (n = 1- 4) C
H3C C6Hs n COOCgHlg OH
6 ~N--~ 8 AMENDED S}IEET

21 7~95q - 13 - O.Z. 0050/44380 COO--1--C~Hl 7 OH

F7~N=N~

COO--i--C8H~ 7 F8~N N~ OH

CH3 c~3 F9~N N~ N N~ OH

AMENDED SHEET

- 2 1 72~59 - 14 - O . Z . 0050/44380 coo-i-c9Hl g ~ OH
Fl 0 ~.3N N~

Fl 1 ~N=N~ OH

E'12 ~N N~ N~OH

AMENDED SHEET

2 1 7 ~ i 5 9 - 1~ - O.Z. 0050/44380 CEi CE~3 Fl 3 ~N=N ~N= N~ OCH ;

OH

Fl 9 02N~ ;~C

C~ CH3 O\ N~C2H5 F15 ~N_N ~ N~

F16 ~N--N ~N= N~OH

N ( C2H5 ) 2 Reagent solutions:
R1 9 parts of NMP and 1 part of 1% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R2 9 part~ of 2-pyrrolidinone and 1 part of 1% ~trength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R3 9 parts of DMS0 and 1 part of 2% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R4 9.5 parts of 1-methylimidazole and 0.5 part of 5%
strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solu-tion R5 9.5 parts of amine of formula AMENDED SHEET

~1 7~5~

- 16 - O.Z. 0050/44380 H2N-CH(CH3)CH2 ~-OCH(CH3)CH2]2.6-0CH2CH(CH3) NH2 and 0.5 part of 1% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R6 9 parts of 1,3-dimethylhexahydropyrimid-2-one and 1 part of 1% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R7 9 parts of 1,13-diamino-4,7,10-trioxatridecane and 1 part of 1% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution R8 5 parts of 3-methoxypropylamine and 1 part of 5%
strength by weight aqueous potassium hydroxide solution R9 4 parts of distilled water, 4 parts of 1,10-diamino-4,7-dioYA~ec~ne and 2 parts of 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution R10 9 parts of DMS0, 1 part of 2% strength by weight aqueous lithium hydroxide solution and 1 part of 4-nonylphenol The following results were obtained:

Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration ~h~k; ng ~h~k; ng in diesel fuel 5 3 F1 R2 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless red 4 F1 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless red violet 30 5 F1 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellowish red red green 6 F1 R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm red red red 5 7 F1 R6 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless red AMENDED SHEET

q - 17 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration RhAk; ng RhAk; ng in diesel fuel 8 F1 R7 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm violet red 9 F1 R8 yellowish weakly strongly5 ppm brown red red 1010 F1 R9 yellow red strongly5 ppm red 11 F1 R10 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm dark red red red 12 F2 R1 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 13 F2 R2 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 14 F2 R3 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 2015 F2 R4 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 16 F2 R8 weakly weakly strongly 10 ppm red yellow yellow 17 F2 R10 strongly almost strongly 10 ppm redcolorless yellow 18 F3 R1 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 19 F3 R2 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orangeorange 3020 F3 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 21 F3 R4 yellowish weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow orange 22 F3 R5 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 23 F3 R6 ~trongly slightly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow orange AMENDED SHEET

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- 18 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration 8hAk; ng RhAk; ng in diesel fuel 24 F3 R7 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 25 F3 R8 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 26 F3 R9 orange slightly strongly 5 ppm yellow orange 27 F3 R10 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 28 F4 R1 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 29 F4 R2 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 30 F4 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 31 F4 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange orange 32 F4 R5 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 33 F4 R6 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 34 F4 R7 strongly colorless strongly 5 ppm orange orange 35 F4 R8 orange weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange 36 F4 R9 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange orange 37 F4 R10 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless orange 38 F5 R1 strongly slightly strongly 20 ppm brownish red red 39 F5 R2 strongly slightly strongly 20 ppm brownish red red AMENDED SHEET

g - 19 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration 8h~k; n~ 8h~k; n~ in diesel fuel 40 F5 R3 strongly almost strongly 20 ppm yellowish colorless red brown 41 F5 R4 strongly red strongly 20 ppm yellowish red brown 42 F5 R5 strongly colorless strongly 20 ppm reddish red brown 43 F5 R6 strongly almost strongly 20 ppm reddish colorless red brown 44 F5 R7 strongly weakly strongly 20 ppm reddish red red brown 45 F5 R8 weakly weakly strongly 20 ppm yellow red red 46 F5 R9 yellow red strongly 20 ppm red 47 F5 R10 strongly weakly strongly 20 ppm light red red brown 48 F6 R1 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 49 F6 R2 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm red yellow 50 F6 R3 strongly almost strongly lO ppm red colorless yellow 51 F6 R8 yellow weakly strongly 10 ppm yellow yellow 52 F6 R9 weakly weakly strongly lO ppm yellow yellow yellow 53 F6 R10 strongly weakly strongly 10 ppm yellow yellow yellow AMENDED SHEET

21 7~9 - 20 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent a~ueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration 8~k; ng ~ki ng in diesel fuel 54 F7 R1 strongly slightly strongly 10 ppm orange yellow yellow 55 F7 R2 strongly slightly strongly 10 ppm orange yellow yellow 56 F7 R3 strongly almost strongly 10 ppm orange colorless yellow 57 F7 R8 yellow weakly strongly 10 ppm yellow yellow 58 F7 R9 weakly weakly strongly 10 ppm yellow yellow yellow 59 F7 R10 strongly weakly strongly 10 ppm orange orange yellow 60 F8 R1 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm orange yellow 61 F8 R2 strongly colorless strongly 10 ppm orange yellow 62 F8 R3 strongly almost strongly 10 ppm orange colorless yellow 63 F8 R8 strongly almost strongly 10 ppm red colorless yellow 64 F8 R9 strongly weakly strongly 10 ppm red yellow yellow 65 F8 R10 strongly almost strongly10 ppm red colorless yellow 66 F9 R1 strongly slightly strongly5 ppm red yellow yellow 67 F9 R2 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm red colorless yellow 68 F9 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless yellow ~iolet 69 F9 R8 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm red colorless yellow AMENDED SHEET

~1 72959 - 2~ - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration shaking ~h~k;ng in diesel fuel 70 F9 R9 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm red yellow yellow 71 F9 R10 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm red colorless yellow 72 F10 Rl strongly almost strongly 20 ppm orange colorless yellow 73 F10 R2 strongly almo~t strongly 20 ppm orange colorless yellow 74 F10 R3 strongly almost strongly 20 ppm orange colorless yellow 75 F10 R8 strongly weakly strongly 20 ppm orange yellow yellow 76 F10 R9 weakly weakly B trongly 20 ppm yellow yellow yellow 77 F10 R10 strongly slightly strongly 20 ppm orange yellow yellow 78 Fll R1 orange weakly yellow 5 ppm yellow 79 Fll R2 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange yellow 80 Fll R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm orange colorless yellow 81 Fll R4 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm red colorless yellow 30 82 Fll R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange yellow 83 Fll R6 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange yellow 84 Fll R7 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange orange yellow 85 Fll R8 orange weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow AMENDED SHEET

21 1~9~9 - 22 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration ~k;ng shaking in diesel fuel 86 F11 R9 strongly weakly strongly 10 ppm bright yellow yellow red 87 F11 R10 strongly weakly strongly 10 ppm red yellow yellow 88 F12 R1 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 89 F12 R2 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 1590 F12 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm dark blue colorless yellow 91 F12 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm green green yellow 92 F12 R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm violet red yellow 93 F12 R6 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 94 F12 R7 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm bluish colorless yellow gray 95 F12 R8 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless yellow violet 96 F12 R9 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm red yellow yellow 97 F12 RlO strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 98 F13 Rl strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 3599 F13 R2 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellowish yellow yellow orange 100 F13 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow AMENDED SHEET

2~ 7~q~'9 - 23 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration BhA~;ng ~hAk;ng in diesel fuel 101 F13 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 102 F13 R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 103 F13 R6 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 104 F13 R7 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 105 F13 R8 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 106 F13 R9 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm red yellow yellow 107 F13 R10 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm dark red yellow yellow 108 Fl4 R1 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless yellow ~iolet 109 F14 R2 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm violet colorless yellow 110 F14 R3 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm ~iolet colorless yellow 111 Fl4 R4 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm green colorless yellow 112 F14 R5 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless yellow violet 113 F14 R6 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm dark blue colorless yellow 114 F14 R7 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm reddish colorless yellow ~iolet 115 F14 R8 strongly almost strongly 5 ppm bright colorless yellow blue AMENDED SHEET

2 j /' ~ !9 ~ 9 - 24 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration ~h~king R~k;n~ in diesel fuel 116 F14 R9 strongly weakly Rtrongly 5 ppm bright yellow yellow blue 117 F14 R10 ~trongly weakly strongly 5 ppm violet yellow yellow 118 F15 R1 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellowish yellow orange brown 119 F15 R2 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm reddish yellow orange brown 120 F15 R3 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm reddish yellow orange violet 121 F15 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellow yellow orange 122 F15 R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm red yellow orange 123 F15 R6 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellowish yellow orange green 124 F15 R7 yellowish weakly strongly 5 ppm brown yellow orange 125 F15 R8 greenish weakly strongly 5 ppm gray yellow orange 126 F15 R9 colorles~ weakly strongly 5 ppm yellowish orange orange 127 F15 R10 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm reddish yellow orange brown 128 F16 R1 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 129 F16 R2 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow AMENDED SHEET

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- 25 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Ex. Dye Re- Hue of Hue of Hue of Marker No. agent aqueous oily phase oily phase concen-phase after before tration ~h~k~ n~ shaking in diesel fuel 130 F16 R3 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 131 F16 R4 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm yellow yellow yellow 132 F16 R5 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 133 F16 R6 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 134 F16 R7 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 135 F16 R8 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 136 F16 R9 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow 137 F16 R10 strongly weakly strongly 5 ppm orange yellow yellow EXAMPLE 138 (Preparation of F9) a) 42.6 g (0.04 mol) of m-aminoazotoluene hydrochloride (24.5% strength by weight) and 0.2 g of a wetting agent were suspended in 32 ml of water and 12 ml of 30% strength by weight hydrochloric acid. The sus-pension was then admixed with 20 g of ice, 7 ml of toluene and 12 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution and stirred at from 5 to 10C for 2 h.
b) 3.76 g (0.04 mol) of phenol and 100 ml of water were adjusted with 50% strength by weight sodium hydrox-ide solution to pH 6.4 and admixed at 0C with the diazonium salt solution described under a). The pH
was held between 4 and 5 with 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution. After stirring overnight the pH was reduced to 1.5 with 10% strength by AMENDED SHEET

- 26 - O.Z. 0050/44380 weight hydrochloric acid and the precipitated solid was isolated.
Yield: 10.1 g EXANPLE 139 (Preparation of Fll) a) 3.0 g (0.02 mol) of methyl anthranilate were dis-solved at 0C in 30 ml of water, 50 g of ice and 5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and then admixed with 6 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution. The mixture was then stirred at from 0 to 5C for 30 minutes until a clear solution had formed.
b) 2.7 g (0.02 mol) of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol in 100 ml of water were adjusted with 50% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution to pH 13 and admixed with the diazonium salt solution described under a).
After stirring overnight the pH was reduced to 2.1 with 10% strength by weight hydrochloric acid and the precipitated solid was isolated.
Yield: 5.8 g EXAMPLE 140 (Preparation of F14) a) 7.19 g (0.05 mol) of p-nitroaniline and 0.1 g of a wetting agent were suspended in 45 ml of water and 17.5 ml of 30% strength by weight hydrochloric acid.
The suspension was then a~;Ye~ with 55 g of ice and 16.5 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution and stirred at from 0 to 5C for 1 h.
b) 7.56 g (0.05 mol) of 2-monoethylamino-4-methylphenol were added to 100 ml of water and adjusted with 50%
strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution to pH
10. Then the diazonium salt solution described under a) was added at 5C. The pH was held between 7 and 8 with 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution. After stirring overnight the pH dropped to 4.6 and the precipitated solid was filtered off with suction.

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- 27 - O.Z. 0050/44380 Yield: 14.1 g EXAMPLE 141 (Preparation of F15) a) 53.3 g (0.05 mol) of m-aminoazotoluene hydrochloride (24.5% strength by weight) and 0.2 g of a wetting agent were suspended in 40 ml of water and 15 ml of 30% strength by weight hydrochloric acid. The sus-pension was then admixed with 25 g of ice, 8.4 ml of toluene and 15 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution and stirred at from 5 to 10C for 2 h.
b) 7.56 g (0.05 mol) of 2-monoethylamino-4-methylphenol were added to 100 ml of water and pH 10 was set with 50% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution.
Then the diazonium salt solution described under a) was added at 5C. The pH was held between 7 and 8 with 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution. After stirring overnight the pH was adjus-ted with hydrochloric acid to 1.5 and the precip-itated solid was filtered off with suction.
Yield: 15.9 g EXANPLE 142 (Preparation of F16) a) 42.6 g (0.04 mol) of m-aminoazotoluene hydrochloride (24.5% strength by weight) and 0.2 g of a wetting agent were suspended in 32 ml of water and 12 ml of 30% strength by weight hydrochloric acid. The sus-pension was then admixed with 20 g of ice, 7 ml of toluene and 12 ml of 23% strength by weight a~ueous sodium nitrite solution and stirred at from 5 to 10C for 2 h.
b) 6.7 g (0.04 mol) of m-N,N-diethylaminophenol were added to 100 ml of water and pH 13.2 was set with 50% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution.
Then the diazonium salt solution described under a) was added at 5C. The pH was held between 4 and 5 with 10% strength by weight sodium hydroxide 801-ution. After stirring overnight the pH was reduced AMENDED SHEET

- ~8 - O.Z. 0050/44380 to 1.5 with 10% ~trength by weight hydrochloric acid and the precipitated solid was isolated.
Yield: 16 g The same method gives the dyes F12 and F13.

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We claim:
1. A method for detecting azo dye marked mineral oils by treating the marked mineral oil with an extrac-tant comprising water, a solvent and a base, the azo dye transferring from the mineral oil into the aqueous phase, which comprises using as marker an azo dye of the formula Ia (Ia), where m is from 1 to 4, X1 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro or phenylazo which may be monosubstituted or disubstituted by C1-C4-alkyl, X2 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C13-alkoxycarbonyl, X3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, and X4 is hydrogen or C1-C8-alkyl, which may be phenyl-substituted, or of the formula Ib (Ib) where X1 is hydrogen, or C1-C4-alkyl-substituted phenylazo, X2 is hydrogen, X3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, X4 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-dialkylamino or C1-C16-monoalkylamino, X5 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, and X6 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, with the proviso that a) at least one of the three radicals X1, X2 and X3 is different from hydrogen, b) X2 may also be cyano when X4 is C1-C4-dialkylamino, c) X2 may also be C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl when all the radicals X4, X5 and X6 are different from hydrogen, and d) one of the radicals X1, X2 or X3 may also be nitro when X4 is C1-C16-monoalkylamino and X6 is C1-C4-alkyl, as solvent a partially or completely water-miscible organic solvent, and as base an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, an alkali metal carbonate or an ammonium compound of the formula II

(II), where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently of the others C1-C16-alkyl or benzyl.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base used is an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide.
3. The use of azo dyes of the formula Ia (Ia) where m is from 1 to 4, X1 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro or phenylazo which may be monosubstituted or disubstituted by C1-C4-alkyl, X2 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C13-alkoxycarbonyl, X3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, and X4 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, which may be phenyl-substituted, for marking mineral oils.
4. A use as claimed in claim 3 of azo dyes where X4 is hydrogen or 1-phenylethyl.
5. A use as claimed in claim 3 of azo dyes where X1 is hydrogen or methyl-monosubstituted phenylazo, X2 is methyl or C1-C13-alkoxycarbonyl, and X3 is hydrogen or methyl.
6. A use as claimed in claim 3 of azo dyes, conform-ing to the formula Ic (Ic) where Y is C7-C11-alkyl-
7. The use for marking mineral oils of azo dyes of the formula Ib (Ib), where X1 is hydrogen, or C1-C4-alkyl-substituted phenylazo, X2 is hydrogen, X3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, X4 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-dialkylamino or C1-C16-monoalkylamino, X5 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, and X6 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, with the proviso that a) at least one of the three radicals X1, X2 and X3 is different from hydrogen, b) X2 may also be cyano when X4 is C1-C4-dialkylamino, c) X2 may also be C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl when all the radicals X4, X5 and X6 are different from hydrogen, and d) one of the radicals X1, X2 or X3 may also be nitro when X4 is C1-C16-monoalkylamino and X6 is C1-C4-alkyl.
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